This is a blog for Texas State students taking FCS 4347 (Family Policy) to be able to post their weekly reading assignment (3 newspaper articles about issues or policies that effect individuals and families) and to write their reactions, opinions and implications of the articles.

Friday, September 6, 2013

Facebook delays new privacy policy

5. Facebook
recently released a statement explaining they were going to update the privacy
policy by saying that they will get more information from their users such as
their names and profile pictures to be used for advertisers. They delayed the
date that the policy was to take effect to consider user comments.

6. We all know
that Facebook uses our personal information and tracks what we click on to
obtain information for advertisers. It’s nothing new but they want to add names
and profile pictures onto the pile of information already being obtained from
profiles. It’s like being violated. Granted, Facebook is online and everything
you put online is out there for people to see but I believe it’s being taken to
another level when they are planning to use pictures and names. This site is to
connect with people we may not see all the time or just to be social and make friends. I’m glad that they are taking the time to review
what users think about it and hopefully enough people will be against it and
they reconsider the new policy. I also think there should be online privacy
laws to help protect people keep some of their personal information from being
misused. At this point, when they want to take more information, the government
should help regulate what information can be used and for what.

1 comment:

I agree! I use Facebook, not as frequently as others, and I do not want my name and profile picture associated with other information already being taken out. It is being violated, you have no privacy when your name is being taken along with your face (profile picture). I do think that the government should step in and regulate what the advertisers should be allowed to use.